Chen Sicheng is the first Chinese director whose films have a cumulative box office of over 10 billion yuan. He is also the first Chinese director to create a "domestic film universe". If " Chinatown Detective 3" directed by him did not disappoint, I believe the final total box office of this film will break the record for the highest box office in Chinese film history.
From this point of view, Chen Sicheng can definitely be regarded as the most successful director in China. The films he directs always receive the collective attention and expectations of the audience, and they all have the ability to win the box office championship. However, this time one of his new films has just experienced a failure. This new film is the newly released " decryption ".
In fact, at the beginning, domestic audiences were full of expectations for Chen Sicheng's "Decryption". Many people even believed that this film was the favorite for this summer's championship, and it was the biggest competitor of " Catch a Baby ".
But when "Decryption" was officially released on August 3 this year, it directly suffered a double failure at the box office and word of mouth.
The film's first-day box office performance failed to surpass "Catch a Baby", which means that it failed to top the Chinese daily box office.
Also on the first day of release, the audience's reputation for "Decryption" became polarized. Some viewers think this film is a very good film. They said that "Decryption" is originally a game between the heart and paper money, but it can also be made into a visual effects blockbuster. The interweaving of dreams and reality makes the whole film come alive. .
Most viewers also think "Decryption" is a bad movie, and the overall feeling of watching the movie is that they are on pins and needles. Some people even commented directly: Some people are destroying Chinese movies, one is Jia Ling, and the other is Chen Sicheng.
Jia Ling and Chen Sicheng are both very successful directors in China. The films they directed have achieved very good box office results. Just like this year's current annual box office champion, " is hot and hot " directed and starred by Jia Ling.
Among the top three box office hits in Chinese film history, there is a film "Hello, Li Huanying" also directed and starred by Jia Ling.
Even though the box office is very high, many viewers believe that Jia Ling's two films are not real movies. They are like large-scale sketches, which are entertaining but have low artistic content.
As for Chen Sicheng, he is always imitating some famous foreign directors, and the films he directs have the shadow of some classic foreign films. And since "Tang Detective 3" in 2021, it seems that a film directed by Chen Sicheng has never been successful. The previous "Mozart in Outer Space " suffered a double failure in terms of reputation and box office.
So some people say that Jia Ling and Chen Sicheng are ruining Chinese movies, and there is some truth to this statement.
